# Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Surface Velocity Program Drifter Buoys

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/pmel240078

- Solicitation number: PMEL-24-0078
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Metocean Telematics Limited
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1333MJ)
- NAICS: 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 2050 Buoys
- Place of performance: Dartmouth, CA-NS, CAN
- First posted: August 19, 2024
- Last posted: August 19, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f21cea515c8346d3b0204e8540e196b3/view

## Description

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (PMEL) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH METOCEAN TELEMATICS LIMITED LOCATED IN DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA FOR SURFACE VELOCITY PROGRAM DRIFTER (SVPD) BUOYS TO BE DELIVERED TO SEATTLE, WA.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT METOCEAN TELEMATICS LIMITED IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDER OF THE REQUIRED SURFACE VELOCITY PROGRAM DRIFTER BUOYS. METOCEAN IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY KNOWN MANUFACTURER OF DRIFITING BUOY THAT MEET PMEL’S REQUIREMENTS AND CAN USE THE ARGOS SATELLITE SYSTEM. THE PMEL ECOFOCI PROGRAM HAS USED ARGOS-TRACKED SVPD DRIFTERS FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO STUDY THE CURRENTS IN ALASKAN WATERS. THE PROGRAM HAS SPENT AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME DEVELOPING SOFTWARE FOR INTEGRATING THE DATA FROM THE DRIFTERS INTO THEIR DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS.

**DELIVERY BY:** 12 WEEKS ARO OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Metocean Telematics Limited (UEI KUKCFCG6E6F3)
- Contract: 1333MJ24P0065, purchase order
- Obligated: $25,500.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number PMEL240078 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1333MJ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333MJ24P0065_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 19, 2024: Special notice, due September 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice f21cea515c8346d3b0204e8540e196b3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f21cea515c8346d3b0204e8540e196b3/view

## Points of contact

- Weiming Tan, Weiming.Tan@noaa.gov, 5167371332

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